Jon Favreau says The Chef Show has been in the works for three years: "We have been working on this longer than Lion King"

Variety

Favreau's new cooking show with Roy Choi is inspired by their 2014 film Chef, plus The Great British Bake Show and his old IFC celebrity show Dinner for Five. "I have so much planning that goes into these effects movies. I wanted to just something to do something very free, even freer than Chef, which is just let’s film, let’s have authentic moments," he says, adding: “I got so much, so fulfilled out of Chef and, and I didn’t want to give up on that part of my life and my career and the relationship with Roy."

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